It's the CPU fan, hurrah!

[ciphergoth]

(geek as always)

After asking "Why is my quiet case so noisy?" on computerhelp, I tried an experiment last night. After running the machine until it got really loud, I opened up the case and put my finger on the CPU fan, stopping it briefly.

The noise stopped completely.

So, I need a new CPU fan that's not so loud. The question is, which fan should I buy?

(read Episode 1 of The Very Noisy Computer including detailed specs)

Comments

[conflux.livejournal.com]

The standard Zalman flower ones have always worked well for me. They come with thermal paste too and a case mounted bracket to hold the fan over the heatsink. If you are going to get a processor mounted fan then it is also worth making sure the mobo cannot vibrate.